1944 WWII COMBAT BULLETIN ALLIED LIBERATION OF ANTWERP / NETHERLANDS BATTLE OF PELELIU 24284
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- This combat bulletin is about the Allied campaign in the Netherlands in WW2 and also shows the final stages of the Peleliu Campaign. It was produced by the Army Pictorial Service Signal Corps (:19). Walcheren and Tilburg are looked at first as Allied forces wanted to break German positions defending the region along it’s canals and rivers. The British 2nd Army advanced on Tilburg, which was to be the pivotal city of the German retreat from southern Netherlands (:40). Images of the demolished bridge which spanned the Wilhelmina Canal are shown and this slowed their advance (:49). Troops navigated the remains (1:02) and once the area was cleared of snipers, the rest of the battalion crossed the canal in assault boats (1:11). Once a bridgehead was secured, the Nazi stronghold was neutralized and civilians are seen waving in the streets (1:30). On the western flank of the Netherlands, the Anglo-Canadian offensive (1:41) was to open the port of Antwerp. They were to cross the Scheldt from the mainland to contact the 2nd Canadian Division that was fighting along the peninsula towards the islands in the Scheldt estuary (1:49). Other armored vehicles moved westward towards Walcheren Island (2:09). The beaches of Walcheren are seen (2:18) and the Battle of Walcheren Causeway was conducted to attack the last remaining German strongpoint that was commanding approaches to the port of Antwerp. Half of the island was under water due to RAF bombings of the sea walls and five areas were being garrisoned by 7,000 Nazi troops (2:27). A seaborne attack was launched on the island (2:34). On November 1st, British armored ships headed towards the Walcheren shores (2:39). RAF Typhoons provided air support while shore installations were fired upon (3:02). Anti-aircraft guns paved the way for a second landing on Walcheren (3:48) and the British envoy prepared to land on southern Walcheren to flush out Holland’s third port (4:03). House to house combat ensued and the burning buildings follow (4:48). This was to be the final phase of the Battle for the Port Antwerp which would set up the Battle of the Scheldt (4:51). A span of the 2,500 German’s captured including Lieutenant General Wilhelm Daser, follows and formal German surrender was given on November 6th (5:05). The film turns to captured German weapons which Allied forces were testing for use against the Nazis (5:14). An M12 which belongs to a field artillery battalion (5:36) is used for the tests using photoelectric cells / chronograph to measure timing. 155mm shells which were collected from German ammunition dumps in France and Belgium (6:10) can be used against the Germans. Local industries in captured areas were utilized by the Allied forces such as in Breining (6:54) where German industry was used for supply needs of the first army and a combat engineer battalion took over the operations of a sawmill (7:06). In Eloyes, medical supplies were wrapped and stuffed into projectile containers to be fired to the 7th Infantry men who were trapped behind German lines (8:08). Medical supplies included blood plasma units and sulfur products and these were rolled into 105 and 155mm shells (8:22). C-rations and halazone tablets for water purification were also wrapped (8:47). Supplies were airdropped from Thunderbolts of the 9th Air Force and fired from artillery shells (8:59). The infantrymen of the trapped battalion are seen returning to the 7th Army lines on October 31st (9:30). When German’s had cut in behind them, they were pushed back to dug in positions (9:45). The relief party commanded by Lieutenant Martin J. Higgins, fought their way through to them (10:03). Tanks were prepared to tackle winter weather in Stahlberg (10:45) with new track connectors with extended widths (11:10). On the 1st Army Front, a light tank patrol of a reconnaissance squadron demolished a roadblock in Menvil-Sur-Belvite, Belgium (11:24). The film then turns to areas in the Pacific theater (12:36). The Weasel M29-6; a light cargo carrier in seen in Bougainville in the Philippine Islands (12:50) and in Leyte (13:28). The air strip of Peleliu was put into active use a day after beach landings (14:09). Footage provided by the Marine Corps follows (14:23) showing the final phase of the Peleliu campaign.
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16:51 - That bloke who is trying to hold back the recoil of the gun, what a lad.
lol he got launched, why would you even try that? couldn't figure out a better way?
The footage and narrative amazes me
One grandfather was a 1st Marine on Pelilou, the other was a tank Commander in Market Garden. Thanks for the upload!
Never heard of care packages being delivered by howitzer.
You have to wonder how much survived the incredible g-forces upon firing and then again at impact.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
I knew they used them for leaflets but never care packages.
Love this war vids. You learn something new bout WW2. Lol!
@@Chilly_Billy they'd use a smaller charge
This was fascinating! Well worth watching for WWII buffs like me. Thank you.
A dinghy becomes an assault boat row, row, row, row the boat ;) He was explaining the proximity fuse with the 155 mm at that time of the war the concept was still classified. It was the secret weapon of the allies. Still an effective weapon in Vietnam the Aussies at Long Tan owned their lives at the concept.
That one shot had guys standing very close to the howitzer blast. 14:40
I don't know if it was for the action mentioned in this film, but Lt. Martin J. Higgins received the Silver Star, the 3rd highest medal awarded to US servicemen.
HIGGINS, MARTIN JOSEPH
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star Medal to Martin Joseph Higgins (0-1030984), Captain (Infantry), [then First Lieutenant], U.S. Army, for gallantry in action while Commanding Company A, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division, in action from 23 to 31 October 1944, in France. When the 1st Battalion was completely surrounded by hostile troops and isolated from other friendly units, Captain Higgins assumed command of the organization and, despite heavy artillery and mortar fire, skillfully directed his men in establishing a perimeter defense. Although the troops were without food and water and were subjected to a series of strong German attacks, Lieutenant Higgins worked tirelessly and courageously to maintain the morale of his men and, bravely exposing himself to hostile fire, directed elements of the battalion in repelling the attacks with heavy losses to the enemy. After five and a half days of continuous effort he succeeded in arranging for supplies to be dropped by planes, and, when some of the supplies landed in hostile territory, he personally conducted patrols to recover them. During this trying period his courageous and resourceful leadership inspired his men and kept them well-organized and encouraged until help arrived. His actions, without regard for his own safety, reflect great credit on himself and the Armed Forces of the United States.
Headquarters, 36th Infantry Division, General Orders No. 237 (July 1, 1945)
Born: January 29, 1916 at Jersey City, New Jersey
Home Town: Jersey City, New Jersey
Personal Awards: Silver Star (WWII), Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
homeofheroes.com/silver-star/world-war-ii/army-g-l/
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Wow!!
Canadians, who fought and died to liberate Antwerp weren't invited to the victory celebration, so i'm told.
What victory celebration? During the war, combat troops don't have spare time to celebrate and attend social functions. Ok, millennial?
Do some reading, it's true. There was a parade a bunch of back slapping by the Brits and americans while Canadians fought on.
Don’t worry the residents of Antwerp know who freed them and warmly remind any Canadian they meet about how happy they are that we did liberate them
@Legion 57 LOL, no
@Legion 57 uh you actually only capitalize the first letter. Americans
Antwerp was liberated and then went through six months of bombardment by V-weapons.
really?
You know how it V
Germans also retaliated on the still occupied Dutch population after the failed Market Garden operation.
@@robjones1328 .????
1:44 the “Anglo-Canadian” offensive to open Antwerp ... how offensive it was - the 1st Canadian Army with Poles & Brits included was knee deep in the Scheldt for sure! Too bad the invitational celebration for liberating Holland was not hyphenated as well.
5k men killed. Damn.
5k casualties. Not sure of that number how many dead, typically maybe 1/3. Still, a terrible butchers bill to pay, and those wounded might have lived the rest of their lives with pain or missing limbs.
My grandma was so ashamed of her german ancestry, she sent 4 of her boys to the front
G E K O L O N I S E E R D
M E M B L S T R U P!
That lost Battalion incident was in Southern France, not in Holland, but that narrator was just reading what was put in front of him, And about 10,000% more accurate compared to the bollocks feed by Tokyo Berlin or Moscow to their citizens.
The lost battalion the 442 RCT rescued was NOT resupplied by artillery or aircraft. This is a different unit.
Lol when engineers ment u can roll around a mnd blow shit up 😆
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Did they call those dinkys assault boats lol
5:10 Still wearing der fuehrer's 'stash, I see. And you still lost.
Crazy war propaganda film.
50 % BS.
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